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This was a shocker as I read the sunday morning paper on-line...
http://www.herald.ca/NovaScotia/538828.html
I have had the privelledge to know and sail with him. He was a man who worked hard and played harder. He always had a smile and being the Newf that he was, he put many smiles on other's faces. He was always up for a good time, a contributor to ship's morale. Congrats on getting your killicks, its too bad I missed that one.
My condolences to his family and friends. You will be missed.
With our glasses raised, to Travis Pye... Forever on watch...
~BouLite
Investigators probing sailor's death delayed in New York
By BRIAN HAYES Court Reporter
Travel delays Saturday impeded military investigators in their attempts to gather more information about the death of a Canadian sailor in the Bahamas.
Leading Seaman Travis Pye died early Friday after being pulled from Nassau Harbour while his ship, HMCS St. John's was visiting the Bahamian capital.
Capt. John Kirschner, commanding officer of Canadian Forces National Investigation Service for the Atlantic region, said investigators were delayed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and were not expected to reach Nassau until after 6 p.m. Saturday.
He said investigators were expected to meet with the frigate’s commanding officer before another meeting with Royal Bahamian Police this morning.
An autopsy was expected to be held Monday, Capt. Kirschner said.
The 22-year-old sailor from St. Anthony, N.L., was on a jetty when he apparently fell into the harbour, a popular spot catering to cruise ship passengers and visiting naval personnel.
It’s believed he was pulled from the water by crew members from a visiting cruise ship. "It’s our understanding that he hailed for assistance and was subsequently rescued," Capt. Kirschner said in a news release Friday. "However (he) later succumbed to his injuries."
He said he didn’t know whether there was anything to suggest the death was other than accidental. Leading Seaman Pye, who was single, was a marine engineering mechanic aboard the Canadian patrol frigate.
http://www.herald.ca/NovaScotia/538828.html
I have had the privelledge to know and sail with him. He was a man who worked hard and played harder. He always had a smile and being the Newf that he was, he put many smiles on other's faces. He was always up for a good time, a contributor to ship's morale. Congrats on getting your killicks, its too bad I missed that one.
My condolences to his family and friends. You will be missed.
With our glasses raised, to Travis Pye... Forever on watch...
~BouLite